Seniors are struggling to make ends meet in this ecomony. Please help us keep the benefits we have. Don't let the government cut so the rich can get richer and the seniors can die because of lack of food or medine.

Automatic and semi-automatic weapons kill people and are not needed to support Second Amendment rights.

oppose all cuts to social security and oppose "means testing" for benefits, Keep retirement age at 66

Social Security is money that comes straight out of our paychecks. It is based on the money we put into the system from our income, not from the President or Congress. The money we can receive is based on our income so when there's a death, disability and even retirement there is something to help us in those events. It's the money of those that paid into it! Why should the President and/or Congress be allowed to play with our money? My children receive social security from their father's death. This money is calculated based on what he "earned". No more, no less. Without his portion of income it would be an extreme hardship for my family to continue living in a regular household, especially in Maryland where the cost of living is extremely high.

I live 5 minutes from Newtown, where 20 6-7 y-old children were killed. When I heard the news I cried in my car, I thought about my children. What would I do without them. What are these parents who lost their young children are going to do now?

We can preserve the Second Amendment while preventing "over-kill" (by ensuring our neighbors are not stockpiling Nukes in their front hall closets) by treating weapons as we do vehicles.

Social Security cuts in any deficit reduction package. The cuts in Social Security are opposed by an overwhelming majority of SignOn.org members and would amount to a cut of more than 5 percent and more as the years go by. For many retirees this would mean critical cuts to benefits that cover medicine, food, and other daily necessities.

Congress always talks about too much spending and the deficit is too high. They spend the money and then tell us how we need to sacrifice. they never give up any of their salaries or colas. Everybody should feel the pinch. Especially congress.

This petition seeks to ban banana clips and drum magazines from private ownership, and make possession a felony. These items feature in mass killings, and they are NOT Constitutionally protected!

social security and medicare

The Bill Of Rights has been under attack by the last two presidential administrations. Our 1st, 4th, and now our 2nd. These rights are individual rights that are inalienable (non transferable). None is more important than the other, they must all be preserved. They are supposed to be preserved by the the very government taking them away. The United States Constitution and specifically the Bill Of Rights must be "amended" if these rights are to no longer be considered Natural Rights. It is our responsibility to help preserve these rights for future generations. What we are witnessing today is exactly what the Founders foresaw and feared.

CarolineMcCarthy of New York has a bill ready to present to the House of Reps about limiting the sale of magazines/clips to l0 rounds. We need John Boehner to bring the bill to the floor this week for the sake of the 27 victims of Newtown. The American People need to see where their Representatives stand on this issue.